even £550 is a stunning price for a cannondale, £400 is almost a no brainer

16th Jan 2011

my only niggle would be the mechanical disc brakes. I`d rather have a bike with hydraulic but it depends what you use it for. i ride specialisd fsr but bought a real nice gt for my wife with hydraulic set up and cant fault it at all. smooth positive gears...light..great frame and set up. ideally i would say go have a test ride if you can at a local shop of this specific model first to see if u like it.

Edited by: "0n1" 16th Jan 2011

16th Jan 2011

Cracking deal. Why the cold votes?

Original Poster

16th Jan 2011

alien_

Cracking deal. Why the cold votes?

Probably because you can buy a "Mountain bike" for less than £100 at toys r us....

16th Jan 2011

g1bbuk

Probably because you can buy a "Mountain bike" for less than £100 at toys … Probably because you can buy a "Mountain bike" for less than £100 at toys r us....

That didn't take long.............cracking deal.Or you could go for the toys r us deal and be put off biking for life, I know what I'd do, you might want to have a look at Triton cycles, they've got some good bargains at the moment.

16th Jan 2011

g1bbuk

Probably because you can buy a "Mountain bike" for less than £100 at toys … Probably because you can buy a "Mountain bike" for less than £100 at toys r us....

crazy logic, u can buy a mobile phone out of tesco's for a tenner, but if someone posted an iphone on here for £199 it would be hot.

16th Jan 2011

nice bike and good price but I agree with 0n1 and would look for hydraulic brakes.

16th Jan 2011

Surely the "inverted commas" should have indicated to everyone else that g1bbuk wasn't a cold voter, merely drawing attention to the idiocy of others?

Hot deal

17th Jan 2011

Heavy! And poorly equipped. Standard practice of Cannondale, so it's only really a good choice if you plan to upgrade over time...(nice light frame). Better off looking at Merlin etc. for a good frame/spec. balance IMHO.

17th Jan 2011

Brilliant price for an entry level bike! But then I'm Cannondale through and through so my opinion is biased

I just got my first Cannondale (second hand bargain, still needs a little loving to bring out its full potential). Beautiful bikes, but for the love of god don't skimp on the locks. I got the Cannondale after my 2 week old Carrera got nicked. The name Cannondale will have the bike thieves drooling, so this one has a Kryptonite New York, currently £50 at Amazon.

9th Mar 2011

bblgoose

I just got my first Cannondale (second hand bargain, still needs a little … I just got my first Cannondale (second hand bargain, still needs a little loving to bring out its full potential). Beautiful bikes, but for the love of god don't skimp on the locks. I got the Cannondale after my 2 week old Carrera got nicked. The name Cannondale will have the bike thieves drooling, so this one has a Kryptonite New York, currently £50 at Amazon.

Thought id have a look at the lock you mentioned and found this vid on you tube, Hopefully they have revised their locks since 2008!